BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Ed Helms joined Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly for the announcement from the Beverly Hilton. Nominations were announced in 25 categories.

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air LIVE coast-to-coast on NBC on Sunday, January 13, 2013, with the pre-show from 4:00-5:00p.m. (PST)/7:00-8:00 p.m. (EST), and main telecast from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST)/8:00-11:00 p.m. (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Golden Globe Awards will be seen in more than 192 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Dr. Aida Takla-O’Reilly is president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions, Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions and Barry Adelman, EVP of Television at dick clark productions will executive-produce the special. Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Connie Britton, Nashville Glenn Close, Damages Claire Danes, Homeland Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey: Season 2 Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Jon Hamm, Mad Men Damian Lewis, Homeland

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICALThe Big Bang Theory, CBS Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television Episodes, Showtime Showtime, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions Girls, HBO Apatow Productions and I Am Jenni Konner Productions in association With HBO Entertainment Modern Family, ABC Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television Smash, NBC Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Lena Dunham, Girls Tina Fey, 30 Rock Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Don Cheadle, House Of Lies Louis C.K., Louie Matt Leblanc, Episodes Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONGame Change, HBO Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films The Girl, HBO A Wall To Wall, Warner Bros Entertainment, Moonlighting and BBC Production in association with HBO Films HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, HISTORY Thinkfactory Media in association With History THE HOUR, BBC AMERICA Kudos Film And Television/BBC America Co-Production POLITICAL ANIMALS, USA NETWORK Berlanti Productions And Laurence Mark Productions In Association With Warner Horizon Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum Sienna Miller, The Girl Julianne Moore, Game Change Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Kevin Costner, Hatfields & Mccoys Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock (Masterpiece) Woody Harrelson, Game Change Toby Jones, The Girl Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Hayden Panettiere, Nashville Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife Sarah Paulson, Game Change Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey: Season 2 Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Max Greenfield, New Girl Ed Harris, Game Change Danny Huston, Magic City Mandy Patinkin, Homeland Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Jennifer Wolfe is Director of News & Content at Animation World Network.